China is Unloading its Treasury Bonds

Oil Price | It looks like the smart money these days is found in China.

Mushrooms made into green packing material

(NaturalNews) It sounds like a futuristic sci fi idea: a non-toxic, earth friendly packing material that grows itself and, after it’s used, makes a great garden compost. But this isn’t fiction — it’s mushrooms. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), two former Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute undergraduates, Gavin McIntyre and Eben Bayer, came up with the idea to make a composite of mushroom roots that could be used as a packing foam substitute. Their product, which they dubbed Mycobond, is now hitting the market and, according to a NSF press statement, has several advantages for the environment. First of all, the manufacture of Mycobond requires just one eighth the energy and one tenth the carbon dioxide of traditional foam packing material. In fact, most of the manufacturing process is virtually energy-free with the mycelia (the vegetative parts of the mushrooms which consist of masses of branching, thread-like hyphae) simply growing by…

Food Prices Already Starting to Skyrocket

MoneyNews | Experts warn that overall food-price inflation is inevitable.

Tocotrienols (rice bran solubles) deliver a powerhouse of plant-based nutrition

(NaturalNews) Among all the superfoods available today, some are quite well known such as acai and spirulina, but others are lesser known even though they offer remarkable nutritional density. One of these “little known” superfoods is rice bran solubles — it’s a super delicious and highly nutritious superfood that delivers a powerhouse of health supporting nutrients. But to understand why it’s so nutritious, you have to first check out the structure of a grain of rice. A grain of rice has three parts: There’s the endosperm , or the energy compartment which is made mostly of carbohydrates. This is what gives the rice seed its calories to grow into a plant. Then there’s the rice germ . This contains the miniature plant embryo which sprouts a tiny plant when the seed germinates. Finally, there’s the rice bran . This is the real nutritional powerhouse of the rice grain — the bran contains proteins, minerals, vitamins and healthy plant-based fats. This is the “nutritional storehouse” of the rice grain, providing the most important…

Mexican drug cartel offers $1M bounty for Arpaio

Examiner | A chilling audio tape with text, circulating by e-mail, has been reported that puts a million dollar price on conservative hero, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s head.

Qliance Company Offers Direct, Affordable Care To Patients

July 29, 2010 Natural News By: Ethan A. Huff Qliance Medical Management, a three-year-old, Seattle-based health care startup company, now has a new funding contributor onboard. Drew Carey, the host of The Price is Right, recently contributed a sizable amount of money to the company, whose aim is to replace the costly, inefficient health insurance paradigm with direct,

MSM body care products soothe joints, nourish skin

(NaturalNews) Every time I walk through a regular store like Wal-Mart, Target or CVS, I’m struck by the extreme toxicity of the personal body care products carried by these retailers. It’s especially true in the “pharmacy” sections of these stores where it’s virtually impossible to find a product that doesn’t contain at least one toxic synthetic chemical. And that’s a shame because there are many very effective ingredients in body care products — such as MSM or capsaicin — that would be great if they were only available in truly natural formulations that contained no synthetic chemicals or harmful substances of any kind. As someone who cares deeply about what I put on my skin, I’m always on the lookout for exceptional body care products that deliver effective ingredients without the toxicity of synthetic chemicals . Believe it or not, it’s rare to find such products, but they do exist — and today I’ll bring you news about two of them that I personally recommend. MSM in a gel The first is called MSM-Aloe Gel and it’s a truly …

Britain Plans To Decentralize Health Care

July 26, 2010 The New York Times By: Sarah Lyall Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain’s socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that will deliver the best care for the cheapest price while costs and

Gold price hits new record as it breaks through $1,250

Telegraph | The price of gold rose to an all-time high point above $1,250 an ounce on Tuesday, as investors nervous about the weak state of the global economy sought safety in the precious metal.

Raw tahini, organic sun-dried figs and my health products philosophy

(NaturalNews) Tahini is one of the favorite foods used by vegans, raw foodies and everyday health-conscious people. But not everyone is familiar with tahini. What is it, exactly? Just like peanut butter is made from grinding up peanuts, tahini is made from grinding up sesame seeds! It is essentially sesame seed butter , with all the beneficial nutritional properties of sesame seeds. Tahini is used by food enthusiasts to make all sorts of amazing recipes, from salad dressings and dips to cookies. You can use it to make a glazing for baked tofu, or add it to garbanzo beans to make a delicious hummus. You can even use it in veggie burger recipes (mix it with black beans and mushrooms). Tahini is extremely versatile due to its complementary taste that seems to go well in both sweet and salty foods. Why raw tahini is simply better Most tahini, by the way, is roasted . And as you know, roasting or cooking nuts destroys some portion of their inherent nutrients. …

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